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Strong's H1806 דְּלָיָה (delayah)

Delayah means “Dalaiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1806 — exago (“lead forth”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H1806
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 7
Books 4

Strong's H1806 Quick Answer

Strong's H1806 דְּלָיָה דְּלָיָהוּ (Dlayah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Dlayah (del-aw-yaw') (or (prolonged) Dlayahhuw {del-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has delivered 2. Delajah, the name of five Israelites It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include delaiah, children, son, house, and twentieth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Dlayah (del-aw-yaw') (or (prolonged) Dlayahhuw {del-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has delivered 2. Delajah, the name of five Israelites
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
delaiah, children, son, house, and twentieth

Meaning and Definition

Dlayah (del-aw-yaw') (or (prolonged) Dlayahhuw {del-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has delivered 2. Delajah, the name of five Israelites [from H1802 and H3050] KJV: Dalaiah, Delaiah. Root(s): H1802, H3050

Original Word
דְּלָיָה דְּלָיָהוּ
Transliteration
Dlayah
Derivation
First root strongs: 1802 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1806. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Delaiah

Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.24; son of: Elioenai (H0454B);

brother of: Hodaviah (H1938), Eliashib (H0475), Pelaiah (H6411B), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I) and Anani (H6054) § Dalaiah or Delaiah = "Jehovah has drawn" 1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course 2) a son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim 3) the head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel 4) a descendant of Zerubbabel 5) the son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of

Nehemiah

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

delaiah children son house twentieth tobiah nekoda six hundred two shemaiah shut

How Strong's H1806 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1806 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1806 in the Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 3:24 KJV

And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

1 Chronicles 24:18 KJV

The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

Ezra 2:60 KJV

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1806.

1 Chronicles 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
1 Chronicles 24:18 Old Testament, KJV
The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
Ezra 2:60 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
Nehemiah 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Nehemiah 7:62 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
Jeremiah 36:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
Jeremiah 36:25 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1806, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3:24 1 Chronicles 24:18
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 2:60
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 6:10 Nehemiah 7:62
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 36:12 Jeremiah 36:25

Strong's H1806 FAQ

What does delayah (דְּלָיָה) mean?

Delayah (Strong's H1806) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Dalaiah". Dlayah (del-aw-yaw') (or (prolonged) Dlayahhuw {del-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has delivered 2. Delajah, the name of five Israelites

How many times is delayah (דְּלָיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H1806 across 4 books.

Where can I study delayah (דְּלָיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1806 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate delayah (דְּלָיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as delaiah, children, son, house, twentieth, and tobiah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.